I agree that unfortunately our compassion is is not unconditional .. yet I think that as we become aware of the unconditional nature we display.. then we can overcome it conditional nature. As I look inward I see my own conditional nature then look outward I can see the beauty of the unconditional nature of a super nova. Allan
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think you nailed it, Lee. The original post here was one of those > email pass arounds, sent to me my a very intelligent, very caring, > very aware friend. As I was reading it, I found myself laughing until > the witness in me said "wait a minute, what am I doing? Why am I > laughing at this?" Is our human nature such that we can find the > mistakes and misfortunes of others so laughable? Taking ourselves too > seriously can be a pitfall, true. But why do we laugh? Like the > Darwin Awards, maybe it brings us to that part of our own nature that > is prone to mistakes, the archetype of misstep, and we can then laugh > at ourselves, and not take ourselves too seriously. There...maybe > this is how we arrive at compassion. > > On Aug 26, 5:24 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > In answer to your question Molly, I think that is it clear that our > > compassion is conditional, although I belive it should not be. > > > -- ( ) I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
